How to start a cat rescue/sanctuary: Q&A

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • FFCS founder & owner talks about how she started her sanctuary
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  • @Jo_angel74
    @Jo_angel74 Год назад +40

    Thank u for taking care of the cats. U guys are Awesome!!

  • @Chaviva7
    @Chaviva7 Год назад +36

    I admire y’all for what you are doing. I love all of your cats. I live in Texas and if I lived closer I would help

  • @tmmeow88
    @tmmeow88 Год назад +20

    You are new to me, but I see you are very practical. I rescued for years for the ASPCA in San Diego and worked with all the rotating fosters, not to mention vets. It is hard! I can no longer as I'm getting older, and I crushed my ankle so no more climbing freeway fences at 3:00 a.m. Anyway, I feel your pain and your joys. You do your best, know your limits, and hold tight to your love for animals. I have signed on as a $3 a month, the best I can do for now, but I do know it adds up. Hang in there and wish I was closer to help care firsthand, but my love to you all. I kept my last 3 rescues, and I love them soooo. Bye for now. Toni😻

  • @SilentShot静音射击
    @SilentShot静音射击 10 месяцев назад +15

    I’m 30 year old man who is a recovering addict (7 years clean) and recently (November last year) I was suffering depression really bad on the verge of giving up on life. My baby girl Violet found me at work she was starving and alone. Maybe 9 days old. That kitten saved my life. I’d do anything for her. Now yes my wife does the very best she can, but animals do things humans cannot. Man she’s my world. I say that to say this. Me and my wife want to start an animal sanctuary soon but we are in a bad spot ourselves. So no way we could do non profit. Eventually yes. But I owe my life to cats. I genuinely do. I wish I could help them all. I mean there’s been a few nights recently I made sure my wife and cat had food before myself. I’d starve before either one of them go hungry

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 10 месяцев назад +3

      Welcome to the best, most rewarding addiction of em all...
      cats! I fostered 4 kittens just after losing my Mom, and it cured my sadness. I just had to keep the runt Romeow.

  • @janelle7686
    @janelle7686 Год назад +12

    How dare people
    say they don’t get attention! They are warm and fed and taken care of and not outside to fend for themselves!

  • @tomidavidson3902
    @tomidavidson3902 Год назад +15

    Hi
    Thank you for taking care of the kitty cats. You are all cat angels 😇

  • @novakark1355
    @novakark1355 Год назад +28

    Love watching your sanctuary videos. The interaction and obvious respect and love for the animals and humans is beautiful to see.

  • @cheryllyons3738
    @cheryllyons3738 Год назад +16

    Much love to you all. Great People. ❤

  • @jo-anne5050
    @jo-anne5050 Год назад +18

    Poor Beckett. I hope he is ok. Love the train sound!!! Julie and Janis are both so awesome!!!

    • @briandelaney9710
      @briandelaney9710 7 месяцев назад

      Beckett is now in a beautiful forever home

  • @daveb6214
    @daveb6214 Год назад +7

    I'm from the 🇬🇧 in my book you are All Amazing people, for caring about all the gorgeous moggies there ❤️. Wish there were more places like Furball .
    Have a Great New Year All of you ,and the moggies too .

  • @RowanBlake
    @RowanBlake Год назад +27

    Would you consider writing an ebook or creating an online class to teach what you know about running a cat sanctuary? It could be a good income stream for you and vry helpful to us.

  • @melissascott3623
    @melissascott3623 Год назад +12

    FFCS is amazing

  • @HisHiddenTreasure777
    @HisHiddenTreasure777 5 месяцев назад +4

    You are truly doing the Lords work Amen! Blessings from London x

  • @MarthaDecker1
    @MarthaDecker1 Год назад +9

    Great video, ladies! Got one ad on the replay!

  • @MariaBell-l9l
    @MariaBell-l9l Год назад +15

    Watching replay🐾🐾

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 7 месяцев назад +3

    I !OVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
    these two so much I cant stand it.
    God bless them forever for their unselfish animal love.
    Tony and Brett are very lucky men.

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Год назад +14

    I adore y'all, you are my heroes.

  • @leighmccoy5949
    @leighmccoy5949 Год назад +10

    Y’all are cat angels! ❤

  • @thebadluckboys
    @thebadluckboys 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for what you do. I wish I had the resources to help cats more but I don't. And I couldn't do what I do without people like you.

  • @OLDMANTEA
    @OLDMANTEA Год назад +7

    Bob was a legend. Can’t believe he’s gone.
    All those cats loafing in the background lol. Thank you for doing this.

  • @amyschoen6483
    @amyschoen6483 Год назад +14

    You guys are amazing

  • @Chaviva7
    @Chaviva7 Год назад +12

    Thanks!

  • @KathyRichard-wx8ko
    @KathyRichard-wx8ko Год назад +6

    I would love to live closer so I could volunteer!!! I love love love cats❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱. This is how it should be!!!!!!

  • @TeriHeideman
    @TeriHeideman Год назад +7

    Watching on replay! Your incredible

  • @scook5599
    @scook5599 4 месяца назад

    This is my potty! No, it's my potty! I am sorry there are haters that cause trouble for you. I can see what a great job you and everyone does to care for all the cats.

  • @MariaBell-l9l
    @MariaBell-l9l Год назад +13

    I had a cat (Gatsby) who LOVED Doritos!

  • @RachelSafora-kg8iz
    @RachelSafora-kg8iz Год назад +11

    U guys r awesome Thank u for all u do for the sweet kitties the love and care u give to them thank u it's good to know there's other people that love cats as much as I do !!!! 🩷🩷♥️♥️🥰🤣🩷🩷♥️ u do a great job taking care of sweet babies !!!

  • @maryellenbowersock5099
    @maryellenbowersock5099 Год назад +8

    On replay, enjoying very much 😊
    I've watched before when you have talked about this subject, it's great information. 😻 even for us who are furparents! I've handled my babies since the minute they were born, but they are adults now and think I should hold them all day 😅😅😅
    Love what you do, many blessings and successful days ahead!🎉
    Oh I forgot to mention, many ads during this video.
    Also I have a blind cat and he's amazing, but I wouldn't want him in a big busy place like the sanctuary, and I'm going to be cremated, so why would I not cremate a passed cat? 😻😻😻

  • @emsies8116
    @emsies8116 Год назад +5

    I have been fostering for just shy of 3 years and have been seriously considering starting a small sanctuary with no idea where to start, this was super helpful.

  • @kcd7437
    @kcd7437 Год назад +4

    Those rescues who dont like you are jealous of your commitment and loyalty to these furballs.

  • @cosmeticsandpurseswithevelyn
    @cosmeticsandpurseswithevelyn 8 месяцев назад +1

    Congratulationes for your successes hope 'Fur Ball Farm' becomes famous! 🐈 🐈‍⬛ Love you guys ♥️ your story is a true inspiratión to all, may Gods blessings always be with you and the fur babies 🙏

  • @mumzy996
    @mumzy996 Год назад +3

    Controversy to rescues from pounds n such seem to be common for silly reasons.
    Thank you for all you do!!

  • @melindashavis2886
    @melindashavis2886 Год назад +4

    Thank you, Julie, for your service and saving this precious kittens ❤❤❤

  • @mickytrickster6368
    @mickytrickster6368 9 месяцев назад +1

    Only just watching this, I found Furball Farm two months ago & it’s on all the time.
    I’ve learnt so much from you guys, my boys 🐈🐈‍⬛ watch too.
    Thank you for all you do, it’s so funny your husband didn’t know how many cats you had 😂 that made me laugh so much.
    God bless with love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 UK 🇬🇧

  • @hcutter
    @hcutter 9 месяцев назад +1

    Julie and Janis, you both are a God send for so many kitties that would never have a chance for a quality of life. Seeing what the Furball Farm has accomplished is just short of amazing. Please, please keep doing what you're doing. It's God's work for such beautiful and innocent creatures that give all of us joy. God Bless! 🙏😺🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @ruchaghag449
    @ruchaghag449 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love to see cats.... Great people's
    Much love to you all... ❤❤❤❤

  • @ChristineJ_Tx_FL
    @ChristineJ_Tx_FL 6 месяцев назад +1

    Seeing this video for first time since I just found yall. Bless you all for the selfless acts of generous love and care❤❤❤❤❤

  • @boiseau7811
    @boiseau7811 Год назад +5

    This was such a great Q&A live, thank you Julie and Janis, you are my heroes ! 🙏🍀💙💜🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱😻

  • @GSDgramma
    @GSDgramma Год назад +4

    Pay no attention to the haters! Unfortunately they’re everywhere but we can choose to ignore them. What you guys are doing is awesome!!! Thank you so much for saving these precious sweet souls 😻🥰🩷 also, thank you for making this video because my son wants to do something similar in the future.. I shared this with him and his gf 💕

  • @SKinSKorea
    @SKinSKorea Год назад +4

    Great information! I’ll have to retire in 10 years and this is something I’ve thought of doing. Maybe I’ll volunteer first. I work in the animal (mostly cats, but I taxi dogs) community here in Korea. At 3 (10 year old) cats, I am maxed out, so I focus on TNR, education, winter shelters and encouraging others. My 3rd “bonus cat” was a neighborhood TNR who got sick one winter and pleaded with me to take him. Now he has 4 teeth, has had surgery for massive bladder stones, but will celebrate or 6th Cattiversary together at the end of the month! I know 3 cats pushed my limits, but Valjean is my sweetheart and my current landlord is OK with 3 cats!

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Yesssss please don’t think bad about what you guys are doing. You guys are doing the best.

  • @zafiro1100
    @zafiro1100 10 месяцев назад +3

    I just find your channel OMG you nice ladies are ANGELS 😇😇😇😇😘🥰😍 Furball farm is amazing ‼️ God bless you 🙏❤❤❤❤😻😻😻😻😻

  • @ahap30
    @ahap30 7 месяцев назад +1

    So happy I found yall. This video provides great insight into your organization.

  • @donttrudd2310
    @donttrudd2310 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you! Very interesting to hear how the Sanctuary started, how passionate all the volunteers are about the welfare of each cat, and how fun all the hard work is!

  • @mikababy777
    @mikababy777 Год назад +3

    Thank you for all you guys do!!! I always have dreams of like 12 cats or so wanting to come into my house! Of course I let them! Lol ❤❤❤ thank you again for caring for these precious babies!

  • @heatherschiele1892
    @heatherschiele1892 Год назад +7

    You are all amazing ❤

  • @daniellevaldez4368
    @daniellevaldez4368 9 месяцев назад +1

    I admire what you guys are doing. I wanna do this in my area. The cat population is a huge problem here and they need a sanctuary bad😢 it’s over whelming taking care of the ones i do. I really want to start a sanctuary here.

  • @barbarahamilton3561
    @barbarahamilton3561 8 месяцев назад +1

    Such a great gift 💝 to be able to care for the cats 🐈.
    Thank you 🙏 for your kindness .

  • @dwainfontenot8063
    @dwainfontenot8063 Год назад +7

    I really enjoyed hearing you guys whole story!

  • @RobinRentka
    @RobinRentka Год назад +6

    Yes I hear you!

  • @jim81143
    @jim81143 Год назад +12

    You guys do a great job taking care of the cats. I was wondering, being a nonprofit, would you still be able to have an advertising deal with like a cat food brand or something on your youtube videos? Something to look into in the future maybe.

  • @nicolepancoast123
    @nicolepancoast123 Год назад +2

    This was really interesting. I’m just seeing it but I was curious how it all started too. All I knew was at home then a garage. Love what you’re doing so much. Can’t wait to visit one day when I can travel

  • @fergy771
    @fergy771 7 месяцев назад +1

    Not sure how I missed this but, i think i love you both even more - great information shared. Love love what you all do!

  • @marsukarhu9477
    @marsukarhu9477 Год назад +4

    You're doing excellent work! Good luck for the future of the Furball Farm and all the kitties!

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 9 месяцев назад +1

    You know watching you, I just thought of an idea of how to do it. I love your place where your cats are.

  • @lisaallran3029
    @lisaallran3029 Год назад +4

    Thank you guys! The cats all look so healthy and happy! I would love to volunteer there!!!

  • @miloandmocha
    @miloandmocha 23 дня назад

    You guys are amazing, thank you for all you do❤ I can’t wait to start an animal sanctuary one day

  • @JMmitchell633
    @JMmitchell633 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is my dream! Thank you for doing what you do ❤

  • @srob2613
    @srob2613 6 месяцев назад

    We thank you all for all you do

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’m crying watching

  • @Katmama66
    @Katmama66 5 месяцев назад +1

    ❤🐱

  • @dottiemathews6853
    @dottiemathews6853 Год назад +3

    how adorable! you two are twins! your cats are beautiful! i take care of cats myself.

  • @judyluu3424
    @judyluu3424 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for creating this amazing sanctuary. This is the idea I luv to create in Bay Area;)

  • @Loretta-o4c
    @Loretta-o4c 5 месяцев назад +1

    Zwei reizende Damen!!❤❤❤🌹🌹

  • @crystalcollins8452
    @crystalcollins8452 Год назад +5

    I hear you.

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love cats

  • @gloriajohnson4065
    @gloriajohnson4065 Год назад +2

    Good advice about starting a rescue.

  • @deannarounds134
    @deannarounds134 Год назад +2

    Great information!! Thank you for posting this video.

  • @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw
    @TeenaGonzalez-id7tw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Omgggg we love yalllll ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Roxanne-pq1mw
    @Roxanne-pq1mw 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love cats, and would love to start my own furball farm. I just need to have my own place.😊

  • @IanJidas
    @IanJidas 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for saving the cats!

  • @Jerry-nt6pq
    @Jerry-nt6pq 9 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome…thank you❤️😻

  • @Chaviva7
    @Chaviva7 Год назад +4

    Yes can hear you

  • @dunxy
    @dunxy 8 месяцев назад +1

    So Panny is patient zero! 🙀😻🐱🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @lisab_24
    @lisab_24 Год назад +5

    We need to tag Dolly Parton to go visit and serenade Jolene lol

  • @jewell92
    @jewell92 Год назад +5

    Ashley loves Pizza flavored Pringles! God job, girls.

  • @danielj2053
    @danielj2053 2 месяца назад

    Kudos! God bless you.👏🏻👏🏻

  • @CatBehaviorAlliance
    @CatBehaviorAlliance Год назад +1

    We love you guys!

  • @donaldcoleman7260
    @donaldcoleman7260 Год назад +1

    Adopted a 16 yr old 2 yrs ago. Only i can you her. She can teach a Bob cat a thing or two. But i love her and she is mine

  • @crystalhartung8487
    @crystalhartung8487 Год назад +3

    Yes

  • @catherinethompson2525
    @catherinethompson2525 Год назад

    I am just watching this now I was luck too be on the Price is Right and win it was a ways back... But Bob was so Nice and a lucent man and he loved all animals!!
    He and Betty White are hopefully in heaven and helping all the animals!!!
    2 legends for everyone and Bob and Drew now always say have your pets spayed or neutered
    He was so nice I was a contestant!!
    RIP Bob Barker❤❤🌈😇😻🐾💖

  • @FloppityFlopFlop777
    @FloppityFlopFlop777 Год назад +1

    Thank you and God bless you for rescuing these cats! You're doing the Lord's work. I'd like to donate supplies, but the wish list links don't seem to work. Can you tell me how to reroute them to send them directly to the sanctuary?

  • @ItsaCatsLife
    @ItsaCatsLife 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for all you do... 😻

  • @Da90sbaby
    @Da90sbaby 9 месяцев назад +1

    Omg I live that you guys are twins 😂❤

  • @-CT
    @-CT Год назад +4

    #justiceforcedric

  • @sharonp6468
    @sharonp6468 Год назад +8

    Have either of you or any volunteers had a case of cat scratch fever? I did, for real. The fatigue was awful.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 Год назад +2

      I've never had that but I have spent a week in the hospital because a cat I was working with when I used to do volunteer work decided to rip my thumb open and it got infected. The cat was later adopted and became one very sweet lap kitty.

  • @raycosman824
    @raycosman824 Год назад +1

    Wish I could do that. I love all cats.

  • @joannasarcamedes8191
    @joannasarcamedes8191 6 месяцев назад +2

    I need help starting a cat rescue or sanctuary on the edge of my town. Many people dont like them because they have dogs. Most havw no compassion for the homeless kitties. Please help me. Please pray. I have no idea how to get enough money to buy a facility with enough room. I work so im not sure how it will be staffed full time , maybe volunteers. How do you handle the really ferral ones?

  • @xorobogirl
    @xorobogirl Год назад +1

    SPAYING MY QUEEN STOPPED SEIZURE

  • @xorobogirl
    @xorobogirl Год назад +1

    THE GOV POWER THAT BE NEED FUND
    RESCUES AND CARE OF ANIMAL CATS!

  • @pif8309
    @pif8309 Год назад +7

    Do you have merchandise to sell?

  • @richardcline1337
    @richardcline1337 Год назад +3

    Several years ago we had a thriving cat rescue community but over time, little by little, many were either forced to shut down or even move out of state all because of one organization called the "Humane Society". Their gripe was that all of the rescues were taking away money they needed for salaries and overhead. They weren't about the animals, it was all about them! In addition they claimed to be a No Kill rescue but it later came out they were lying through their teeth! They would take cats, and dogs, that hadn't been adopted by a certain time out to our country's high kill facility and the county would do the killing so that, technically, they were still a No Kill facility. I wasn't aware of this hypocrisy until it happened to me. They had a cat I wanted to adopt and on the day I went top get her, she was gone! The woman there told me she was at another facility but a volunteer followed me outside and told me that my cat had been taken to the county and they KNEW I was coming that afternoon to adopt the poor cat! To this day it takes all I can do to not attack somebody just because they mentioned that organization's name in my presence! Being so politically connected it is virtually impossible to do anything about them. At one time I had ten cats living indoors with me with one feral outside. A neighbor killed my feral and four of my seniors passed over the Rainbow Bridge last year due to age issues. I now have just six cats living indoors with me, the oldest being a huge black longhair that is nine years old. The thing most people don't understand is that I am allergic to cats but I have learned to cope with it just to have the cats.

  • @stormchasingal
    @stormchasingal Год назад +3

    HEY GUYS watching now…..

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 10 месяцев назад +1

    My cousin tries to run a small in home rescue for all the abandonded trailer park cats in her park. Shes in poor health and poor, but....she refuses to give up, cause she loves them so much. Do you two have a third single sister like you two?
    Im single...and would like to um
    adopt her! . Wish I lived closer!

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 10 месяцев назад

      OMG! BLAIR looks just like my Martin! the talkingest cat ever borne.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 10 месяцев назад

      Not to brag but....in 3 hours I live trapped 8 ferals and had them in every type of cage including boxes in my Bolt EV. boy were they hungry! went back 4 times for 13 more. whew...a labor of love. I sleep with 3 . im such a happy warm um....failure

  • @stevennelsonschlaff8428
    @stevennelsonschlaff8428 Год назад +1

    😊

  • @alisontuckwab-xw3sy
    @alisontuckwab-xw3sy 10 месяцев назад +1

    Are the cats used to go in on her dog walk do you know when dogs use I was just❤ I seen a place where they have cats just sitting outside with the dog Louis Louis just laying there❤❤❤

  • @hollywood5703
    @hollywood5703 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sorry about the dirty government. They’re such an obstruction. I’ve donated before and want to order some stuff. I’d love to help but I’m on the left coast. You guys are twins!

  • @talithacumi1639
    @talithacumi1639 Год назад +2

    Have you ever thought about using wood pellets instead of kitty litter. It's extremely cheaper. $36 of wood pellets to last me a whole year and I have six litter boxes and four cats

  • @daishahr
    @daishahr 5 месяцев назад +1

    I’m in a small town of 500 people and we have a house that is feeding cats but no money to fix them and it’s sad there have been two litters born in the last month. So sad 4 week old kitties running all over the place where does it stop. I could fix two but that will do no good. I wish I lived close to a rescue I would definitely donate my time I love cats.

  • @BethParker-z9j
    @BethParker-z9j Год назад +13

    If you have to be acknowledged because of a donation, then you gave for the wrong reason.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 Год назад +3

      Some people do it for the tax write off which is the wrong reason to give. It's all about the cats, not about the humans!